Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 261 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Five calm steps): The steps in order: understand the problem → think of ideas → choose the best idea → try it out → check if it worked. Helps: staying calm, breaking it into parts, asking for help, drawing a diagram, trying again. Gets in the way: panicking, giving up at once, blaming others, repeating the same try, guessing wildly.

1. 1.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
3. 3.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) stop cycling (d) kick the cycle
4. 4.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) ignoring the problem (c) guessing wildly (d) giving up at once
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or put the plan to work? (a) say what is wrong (b) put the plan to work
7. 7.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) cry about it (c) ignore it (d) wait for luck
8. 8.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) try another idea (d) hide it
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
10. 10.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or pick one plan? (a) say what is wrong (b) pick one plan
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or choose the best idea? (a) see if it helped (b) choose the best idea
13. 13.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
14. 14.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) guessing wildly (c) giving up at once (d) trying again
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
16. 16.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or understand the problem? (a) check if it worked (b) understand the problem
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or understand the problem? (a) see if it helped (b) understand the problem
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or put the plan to work? (a) choose the best idea (b) put the plan to work
21. 21.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or choose the best idea? (a) put the plan to work (b) choose the best idea
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) trying again (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
24. 24.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
27. 27.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) drawing a diagram (c) trying again (d) guessing wildly
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
32. 32.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to confuse people (c) no reason (d) to waste time
33. 33.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
35. 35.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) making a list (c) drawing a diagram (d) ignoring the problem

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